What color is #957489?

#957489 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957489?

The RGB value is 149, 116, 137: 149 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957489?

The complementary color is #749580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957489 color

#957489 rgb(149, 116, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #957489 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.5% green and 53.7% blue (149, 116, 137).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#957489 color codes

HEX	`#957489`
RGB	`rgb(149, 116, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.61, 16.56, -6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.61, 17.79, 338.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.155, 20.687, 26.435)`
Decimal	`9794697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957489, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #957489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #957489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957489; }
.text { color: #957489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 116 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957489, #957479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #957489?: #957489 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957489?: The RGB value is 149, 116, 137: 149 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957489?: The complementary color is #749580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.